Predicate Adjectives
Predicate Adjectives
Predicate Adjectives
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Common Core Language Standard 1
Each part of speech, such as adjectives, takes plenty of different forms in our speaking and writing sentence structure. Because adjectives modify nouns and pronouns, this means that they also modify the way nouns and pronouns are used in sentences, such as subjects which act and objects which receive the action.
Today’s grammar and usage lesson is on predicate adjectives and adjectival phrases. Remember that an adjective modifies a noun or pronoun and answers Which one? How many? or What kind? A linking verb describes or renames the subject.
Now let’s read the grammar and usage lesson and study the examples.
An adjective that follows a linking verb to describe a preceding noun or pronoun is called a predicate adjective. Example: Mark is nice and he looks good. Because the predicate adjective serves as an object, it often has modifiers.Example: Joe was very cool.
Now circle or highlight what is right and revise what is wrong according to grammar and usage lesson.
Practice: Their year-end final exams were difficulter, but most were manageable.
Let’s check the Practice Answers.
Grammar and Usage Practice Answers: Their year-end final exams were difficulter, but most were manageable.
Now let’s apply what we have learned.
Writing Application: Write your own sentence using predicate adjective as part of an adjectival phrase.
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